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the dedication of the george w. bush library yesterday. president busch gave an interview to steve skully ahead of time. and he asked what is your relationship like with dick cheney. and george bush said well, it's chordal. jay leno has a take on that. >> he said it was cordial. that's better than being good friends with dick cheney they get shot in the face. so keep it chordal. [ applause ] >> bill: coming up we have got senator dick durbin coming along as our guest a little bit later. joe courtney congressman from connecticut will be here as well, and then michael duffy from time magazine has written a book about the president's club giving us his views on the historic event down in texas today. but first -- >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> president obama has quite this parenting technique ready should his girls want to get tattoos. he and the first lady told sasha and malia if they ever do that they will get matching tattoos in the exact same place, and then put out a youtube video of the family tattoo to embarrass them
the dedication of the george w. bush library yesterday. president busch gave an interview to steve skully ahead of time. and he asked what is your relationship like with dick cheney. and george bush said well, it's chordal. jay leno has a take on that. >> he said it was cordial. that's better than being good friends with dick cheney they get shot in the face. so keep it chordal. [ applause ] >> bill: coming up we have got senator dick durbin coming along as our guest a little bit...
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how often did they mention george w. bush? it was as if george w. bush were dead and ronald reagan was the immediate past president. they all talked about being reagan republicans. nobody but nobody, even to this day talks about being a george w. bush republican. forget what the liberals say. forget what us professor say look at what members of his own party say or more to the point don't say. >> michael: allan lichtman you know so much about the subject. it's a pleasure having you on the show. up next the face of facebook is sticking his nose into the immigration debate now and we'll look to mark zuckerberg and the tech industry's political push. and the silver civil rights push continues. we'll be right back. very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9 every morning
how often did they mention george w. bush? it was as if george w. bush were dead and ronald reagan was the immediate past president. they all talked about being reagan republicans. nobody but nobody, even to this day talks about being a george w. bush republican. forget what the liberals say. forget what us professor say look at what members of his own party say or more to the point don't say. >> michael: allan lichtman you know so much about the subject. it's a pleasure having you on the...
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that's exactly what george w. bush did. everything is the same. but even more right wing, in fact if i was obama campaign, i would run an ad like this. >> is mitt romney a newser? as governor of massachusetts the state was 47th in job creation. there are only 50 states. >> i worked at one company bain for 25 years. >> cenk: he drove companies into bankruptcy. >> harvest them at a significant profit. >> cenk: thousands lost jobs. it is not that mitt romney doesn't care about winning. it is that he isn't on your team. >> romney: corporations are people, my friend. >> cenk: like this guy. what he really cares about are his real friends. under bush, stock prices of favored companies went up while jobs for us went down. mitt romney, what is the difference between you and george w. bush? >> if you raise taxes on the so-called rich, you're really raising taxes on the job create os. >> stop this war on job creators. >> they're the same republicans with the same plan. they win. the rest of us lose. can we afford to make this mistake again? >> cenk: now loo
that's exactly what george w. bush did. everything is the same. but even more right wing, in fact if i was obama campaign, i would run an ad like this. >> is mitt romney a newser? as governor of massachusetts the state was 47th in job creation. there are only 50 states. >> i worked at one company bain for 25 years. >> cenk: he drove companies into bankruptcy. >> harvest them at a significant profit. >> cenk: thousands lost jobs. it is not that mitt romney doesn't...
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. >> george w. bush. >> you know, i haven't met with president george w. bush. we speak from time to time. >> we speak all the time. >> i know. >> all right, so awkward moment, ana, were the talks. >> definitely, i liked the socks. it gives a little bit of pizzazz. >> i think, go for it. you're 128 years old. you got colorful socks. >> and the pants are purposely short like that. you grew out of your pants. >> they're little old man pants that keep raising. >> i need to do that because i got a big gut. i put the pants over the gut and then it goes up to my nipples which is up absurd. >> that's awesome we can say nipples. >> thank you. the most relevant part is when he turns around and said, so, did w. endorse you. and barbara is, like we'll talk about it later. >> by the way, nipples the other thing that i found amazing about this is that they're the only picture, and you have to really look at this closely. the only pictures to look in-- in--the only picture of george w. push is bush is a tiny picture pushed way back in the family. >> one of the families that t
. >> george w. bush. >> you know, i haven't met with president george w. bush. we speak from time to time. >> we speak all the time. >> i know. >> all right, so awkward moment, ana, were the talks. >> definitely, i liked the socks. it gives a little bit of pizzazz. >> i think, go for it. you're 128 years old. you got colorful socks. >> and the pants are purposely short like that. you grew out of your pants. >> they're little old man pants...
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bush libary day. >> dallas texas is proud to announce the george w. bush libary. let's so what our friendly and somewhat useful tour guides have to say, and check in with some of the dim-witts -- folks that are visiting the libary. >> find out the reason for his success. we devoted a gigantic section of the libary to the war on terror george bush's crowning achievement. >> i don't know where he is. i just don't spend that much time on it. >> i'm in interested in science. >> you can learn that. >> human beings and fish can coexist peacefully. >> there's so much to do at the gwb libary. >> don't miss the hall of here rose exhibit. >> mommy that man is scary. >> don't worry, sweety, it is just a replica of dick cheney. >> closed on thanksgiving day, christmas day, and new year's day, open extra extra late on romanof. >> stephanie: have you seen the pictures of zooblodot and anzor he was very corey feldman. has hid sunglasses on the whole time -- >> or corey hart. he wears his sunglasses at night. >> one of the corey's. >> stephanie: right. joe-har, or jo
bush libary day. >> dallas texas is proud to announce the george w. bush libary. let's so what our friendly and somewhat useful tour guides have to say, and check in with some of the dim-witts -- folks that are visiting the libary. >> find out the reason for his success. we devoted a gigantic section of the libary to the war on terror george bush's crowning achievement. >> i don't know where he is. i just don't spend that much time on it. >> i'm in interested in science....
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when the bush economic george w. bush economic agenda was proposed a lot of people, you included, said if you follow through on this, you'll get mall distribution of income. slow job creation, and am i right to say that you've been proven right. >> sadly. i'm sad to say that it's true. after the bush tax cut was put in affect. the lion share of that tax cut went to the very wealthy, we had fewer jobs than the ten years before, even the eight years before. we also had slower economic growth. it culminated in the great meltdown of wall street. we had absolutely nothing to show for that bush tax cut. the supply siders are wrong. nothing trickles down. >> eliot: what i like to say to people. put a aside ideology. look at fact. it's the same blueprint we tried under george w. bush. >> it's worse. the tax cuts they want to provide to the very rich are multiples of the bush cuts. the cuts to the promise to the poor are much more onerous. 62% of the programs are designed for the poor. we're talking about head start food stam
when the bush economic george w. bush economic agenda was proposed a lot of people, you included, said if you follow through on this, you'll get mall distribution of income. slow job creation, and am i right to say that you've been proven right. >> sadly. i'm sad to say that it's true. after the bush tax cut was put in affect. the lion share of that tax cut went to the very wealthy, we had fewer jobs than the ten years before, even the eight years before. we also had slower economic...
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george w. bush opened his museum today. it will be fun coming up next. very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9 every morning. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> john: okay for today's wtf florida we would like to thank matthew pritchett for sending this in. elementary schools in marion county florida, are
george w. bush opened his museum today. it will be fun coming up next. very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9 every morning. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of...
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there were plenty of people who disagreed with george w. bush but didn't say much. and that's a good thing and bad thing. it makes our party more lively and honest, but it sometimes means the president is sometimes attacked, when it might be better to explain he needs to do something differently and then give him the opportunity to do that. >> michael: yeah, the other side's ability to march in lock step with one another is unbelievable to me. i want to take a listen to the end of the president's speech today. >> obama: this is the lesson of the ages. this is the spirit of berlin and the greatest contribute that we can pay to those who came before us is by carrying on their work to pursue peace and justice not only in our country, but for all man kind. >> michael: this is all nice theater, governor, but you are the former chair of the dnc, what would you do to help get his agenda back on track. >> i think the first thing -- the nsa business is the most serious. i think -- as you know the polling has shown that people have concerns about trusting him. that has not ha
there were plenty of people who disagreed with george w. bush but didn't say much. and that's a good thing and bad thing. it makes our party more lively and honest, but it sometimes means the president is sometimes attacked, when it might be better to explain he needs to do something differently and then give him the opportunity to do that. >> michael: yeah, the other side's ability to march in lock step with one another is unbelievable to me. i want to take a listen to the end of the...
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>> well, i gotta tell you this is the good side of george bush. george w. bush. i long recognize that. when he was governor of texas. he had a whole different way of relating to immigrant communities. and it showed in his election. it probably helped win him the presidency. at least we got close. >> bill: we know the supreme court -- >> i think he took -- it was 40% of the latino vote which is pretty high. maybe a little bit hire. he took a much different stance than our governor wilson. you and i both lived through governor wilson and that terribly divisive proposition initiative in california which was going to restrict access to services for immigrants. of course, that was ruled unconstitutional. but it left, i think a very sour taste in the mouths of many immigrants. there was a rush among those who had not actually completed the citizenship to do that. they registered as democrats. california has been a blue state ever since. that is what i think george w. bush understands. what many other national leaders understand. that republicans are going to be facing
>> well, i gotta tell you this is the good side of george bush. george w. bush. i long recognize that. when he was governor of texas. he had a whole different way of relating to immigrant communities. and it showed in his election. it probably helped win him the presidency. at least we got close. >> bill: we know the supreme court -- >> i think he took -- it was 40% of the latino vote which is pretty high. maybe a little bit hire. he took a much different stance than our...
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george w. bush at least had this air of authenticity -- >> right. stuck. >> he made a decision, he was what he was, and didn't try to reset -- >> bill clinton once said this too, if people -- just make a decision. you know -- just make a decision, and stick with it. >> this is the thing i think romney is going to have to face from here on out. >> i want to show you a little bit of what has been going on on the democratic side in terms of romney. listen to this new ad which puts a different spin on it. >> planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. ♪ >> i was a severely conservative ♪ >> the essence of -- the gist of this ad, is that he is in fact too conservative, where up to this point everybody has been talking about the flip flop, this is a general election message, is it not? >> absolutely. romney has so many problems now when it comes to who he is and what he stands for. i talked to a couple of republican consultants who said we're not sure what his brand is. it has shifted so many times. >> i think what is interesting about that is
george w. bush at least had this air of authenticity -- >> right. stuck. >> he made a decision, he was what he was, and didn't try to reset -- >> bill clinton once said this too, if people -- just make a decision. you know -- just make a decision, and stick with it. >> this is the thing i think romney is going to have to face from here on out. >> i want to show you a little bit of what has been going on on the democratic side in terms of romney. listen to this new...
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and george w. bush has decided to break his silence and weigh back in the political fray. he put himself squarely in the middle of an issue that is causing division within his party and that is immigration. >> we can up hold traditions of assimilating immigrants and honoring our heritage of rule of law. but we have a problem. the laws governing the immigration system aren't working. the system is broken. we're now in an important debate reforming those laws. >> michael: still hard not to smile. that position puts him at odds with the republican leadership. house speaker john boehner said he will not even look at the immigration ball. paul ryan and eric cantor are right there with him. both said they have not read the bill. and tim huelskamp said, i haven't read it yet. they decided to table the issue until next session when they think they'll have a bigger majority. so much for reaching out to latinos. they are motto is clinging to their demographic majority, which is white men and keep the demographics as small as humanly possible. stove king of iowa said this, it would h
and george w. bush has decided to break his silence and weigh back in the political fray. he put himself squarely in the middle of an issue that is causing division within his party and that is immigration. >> we can up hold traditions of assimilating immigrants and honoring our heritage of rule of law. but we have a problem. the laws governing the immigration system aren't working. the system is broken. we're now in an important debate reforming those laws. >> michael: still hard...
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are you different than george w. bush. look at this terrible answer. >> romney: president bush and i are different people and these are different times. we can now by virtue of new technology get all the energy we need in north america without having to go to the arabs or venezuelans, that wasn't true in his time. number two trade, i would expand trade in latin america. i'll present a balanced budget. president bush didn't. president obama is right. it was outrageous to have deficits of. >> cenk: that's the best you got? we don't need the arabs any more and i'm going to kick some chinese ass? that was horrible. do you know why he doesn't have a good answer? because he does have the same plan as george w. bush. that is to cut more taxes than bush and create more wars than george w. bush in the middle east. that's not all. president obama took that opportunity to pile on and talk about the social side of romney as well. watch. >> obama: there are some things where governor romney is different from george bush. george bush di
are you different than george w. bush. look at this terrible answer. >> romney: president bush and i are different people and these are different times. we can now by virtue of new technology get all the energy we need in north america without having to go to the arabs or venezuelans, that wasn't true in his time. number two trade, i would expand trade in latin america. i'll present a balanced budget. president bush didn't. president obama is right. it was outrageous to have deficits of....
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and brett ehrlich is talking about george w. bush's library. >> it's official. this april 25th the current and former presidents of the united states will reunite for the opening of the george w. bush presidential library in dallas, texas. this calls for a joke dump. ♪ >> this group of five is referred to as the president's club, which many consider the most exclusive club in the world. that is of course behind fatty steakhouses news busters. the event will be attended by all former presidents all living former presidents that is. so sorry, martin van buren, you can't come. the building would have opened sooner but there was a delay after the plan to get w himself design the sign on the front of the building. the event will be not be attended by nancy reagan. so what is the point? one branch will be dedicated to the literary classics that inspired w this branch will be known as the empty branch. >> michael: thanks for joining us here in "the war room" tonight. have a great night. cenk uygur and ben mankiewicz are hosting "the young turks" next. ♪ young turks
and brett ehrlich is talking about george w. bush's library. >> it's official. this april 25th the current and former presidents of the united states will reunite for the opening of the george w. bush presidential library in dallas, texas. this calls for a joke dump. ♪ >> this group of five is referred to as the president's club, which many consider the most exclusive club in the world. that is of course behind fatty steakhouses news busters. the event will be attended by all...
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not with a straight face. >> they say he's the greatest living president george w. bush. you'll have that and people demonizing him. it is a mixed record. there is good and bad. but over time you'll see it go up and it will never be as low as it was on his last day of office. >> cenk: hard to argue with that, it was 28% it's disastrous. i'm going to read you a whole bunch of quotes. these are all awesome. i'm not interested in finger pointing or self-pity which leads you to believe he has self-pity. clinton would never say that. he's kind of proud. but when asked if he's confident in decisions. >> yes i'm confident the decisions were made the right way. i'm comfortable with what i did i. okay okay, finally he said, i'm comfortable with who i am. how many times is he going to say it. as you listened to this interview isn't it obvious that he didn't entirely comfortable with who he is and he has a little bit of self-pity photographer his eight years in office? >> yes, chris is a great reporter and he's towing the line but this is absurd that you have a president who is on t
not with a straight face. >> they say he's the greatest living president george w. bush. you'll have that and people demonizing him. it is a mixed record. there is good and bad. but over time you'll see it go up and it will never be as low as it was on his last day of office. >> cenk: hard to argue with that, it was 28% it's disastrous. i'm going to read you a whole bunch of quotes. these are all awesome. i'm not interested in finger pointing or self-pity which leads you to believe...
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bush. >> can you imagine if there was twitter during the time of george w. bush. i think about that all of the time. what would have happened. >> thanks god we didn't have twitter back then. >> bill: but w was glad to see his daddy, whom he calls 41. >> dad told me how to be a president, and before that he showed me how to be a man, and 41, it is awesome that you are here today. >> bill: the way he says words -- >> i'm going to make my kids start calling me 41. >> bill: the funniest comment came -- former president bill clinton, giving george w. bush credit for his painting skills. right? >> i probably shouldn't say this but i'm going to anyway. your mother showed me some of your landscapes and animal paintings, and i thought they were great. [ laughter ] >> really great. and i seriously considered calling you and asking you to do a portrait of me until i saw the results of your sister's hacked email. those bathroom sketches were wonderful, but my -- i think i should keep my suit. >> speaking of twitter, thank god bill clinton didn't have twitter. >> bill: oh, yea
bush. >> can you imagine if there was twitter during the time of george w. bush. i think about that all of the time. what would have happened. >> thanks god we didn't have twitter back then. >> bill: but w was glad to see his daddy, whom he calls 41. >> dad told me how to be a president, and before that he showed me how to be a man, and 41, it is awesome that you are here today. >> bill: the way he says words -- >> i'm going to make my kids start calling me...
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he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything. george w. bush came out for civil unions before that was popular. this guy in 2012 is against civil unions. he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything and the good thing about republicans, you can rely on them for one thing. they run to the right and then they governor farther right. remember w. the passionate conservative. look how far right he we want. the tea party governs that took over the state houses, they didn't run saying they were going to destroy unions. they ran to the right and then they went farther right. you have a major threat aimed at all of these constituencies and people are arguing and yelling and all have a common enemy. i think it's time for us to unite to stop the tea party in november and then in the budget battle in december, stop the sell-out on the part of mainstream dc on the key economic issues of our time. >> i think you are very right. i think a lot of people on the left thought governor romney was going to be the moderate we all grew to know back
he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything. george w. bush came out for civil unions before that was popular. this guy in 2012 is against civil unions. he is running to the right of george w. bush on everything and the good thing about republicans, you can rely on them for one thing. they run to the right and then they governor farther right. remember w. the passionate conservative. look how far right he we want. the tea party governs that took over the state houses, they didn't...
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well, today was unveiling of the george w. bush presidential library. yes, it contains more than two. it has a record of how he did in office which is a business disastrous. probably one of the most disastrous libraries you've ever gone to. all the living presidents were there, and being the ceremonial thing that it is, they said, we'll do nothing but praise for this guy. >> he takes thinks job his job seriously but doesn't take himself too seriously. he's a good man. as we walk through the library we'll remember the resolve of the bullhorn as he stood amidst the rubble at ground zero. >> the contributions you made to the most needy people on earth. >> i want to thank you for your efforts when president to reform our immigration system and keep america a nation of immigrants, and i hope congress will follow president obama's efforts to follow the example you set. >> cenk: so classic of every single one of them. clinton throwing in a political point about immigration actually intended against current day republicans. carter talking about something in afr
well, today was unveiling of the george w. bush presidential library. yes, it contains more than two. it has a record of how he did in office which is a business disastrous. probably one of the most disastrous libraries you've ever gone to. all the living presidents were there, and being the ceremonial thing that it is, they said, we'll do nothing but praise for this guy. >> he takes thinks job his job seriously but doesn't take himself too seriously. he's a good man. as we walk through...
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george h. w. bush came to the presidency as maybe the most qualified, the longest resumÉ of anyone to begin work. you know, it is all in historical context. if you say would you take the current tea party republican party or would you take george h. w. bush's republican party i think most people would say let's go back to a reasonable time. >> michael: he gave us clarence thomas but also david suter. >> and the cap and trade for the ozone. >> michael: and he's being wheeled into the white house. he was the one who came up with the americans for disabilityies acts some progressive things. >> you might disagree with the ideology or the issues, but it's impossible to say that he wasn't someone who committed his life to serving the united states. >> michael: donnie fowler, we need to put a fireplace up so we could have fireside chats with donnie fowler. we'll talk about the zimmerman verdict and more. that's right after this. very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics fr
george h. w. bush came to the presidency as maybe the most qualified, the longest resumÉ of anyone to begin work. you know, it is all in historical context. if you say would you take the current tea party republican party or would you take george h. w. bush's republican party i think most people would say let's go back to a reasonable time. >> michael: he gave us clarence thomas but also david suter. >> and the cap and trade for the ozone. >> michael: and he's being wheeled...
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at the top, george w. bushes national security advisor, condoleezza rice. rick santorum came in second. florida senator marco rubio, and chris lavoie chris at third. with me now, current tv correspondent david shuster; correspondent david shuster; democratic strategist, bet columnist and former clinton white house aide, keith former mccain-palin communications aide boris epstine. all right. thank you all for being here. david let me start with you. i am not the only one who thinks in the past couple of days this race has taken a fundamental turn. the polls have shocked everybody. if you were advising the president what would you say he should do to change the dynamics? certainly the press is saying something is amiss. >> he is being advised by his campaign right now just to be patient. they are showing him the state-by-state polls. yes, the national numbers are of great concern, but it is very early. they are saying hold off, let's wait it is only dangerous if you start to get down by six or eight moint points. >> yes but you go from a yawning lead among wo
at the top, george w. bushes national security advisor, condoleezza rice. rick santorum came in second. florida senator marco rubio, and chris lavoie chris at third. with me now, current tv correspondent david shuster; correspondent david shuster; democratic strategist, bet columnist and former clinton white house aide, keith former mccain-palin communications aide boris epstine. all right. thank you all for being here. david let me start with you. i am not the only one who thinks in the past...
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anybody remember the phantom weapons of mass destruction george w. bush used to justify invading iraq? well joining me is who served as senior advisor to ambassador richard holbrooke, the special representative to afghanistan and pakistan. he is currently dean of the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university and is the author of the new book "the dispensable nation: american foreign policy in retreat". i even have a copy right here. welcome into "the war room," vali nasr. it does seem like a spectacularly good read given your experience. let's talk about syria, because that's what is at hand right now. the president has taken a long time to decide what to do here. how do you think he's handling it so far? and it is more about politics or the policy? >> it's really about defending view that he doesn't want to get engaged in the middle east he wants to reduce the importance in the middle east and focus on china. and if he were to focus on syria, he would be reversing his own policy. he has established that we are only going t
anybody remember the phantom weapons of mass destruction george w. bush used to justify invading iraq? well joining me is who served as senior advisor to ambassador richard holbrooke, the special representative to afghanistan and pakistan. he is currently dean of the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university and is the author of the new book "the dispensable nation: american foreign policy in retreat". i even have a copy right here. welcome into "the...
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plus the new poll approve more of george w. bush than they do president obama. i guess absence does make the heart dumber. and a man who alleges to have having an affair with michael jackson. tonight on say anything. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ]
plus the new poll approve more of george w. bush than they do president obama. i guess absence does make the heart dumber. and a man who alleges to have having an affair with michael jackson. tonight on say anything. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ]
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i think george w. bush's greatest achievement next to not dying and letting cheney take office would have to be making his father look like socrates. >> cenk: really? >> john: i'm afraid so. i think all eyes will be on jeb because jeb bush by endorsing governor romney, only in an op-ed and not making any appearances side by side seems to be setting himself up to be the moderate option in 2016. if governor romney's tack to the right fails and attempt to outparty the tea party fails you will see jeb bush standing up and saying i'm the electable moderate, remember my dad. >> jennifer: i cannot imagine we'll be overbush fatigued by that time. this is the first time the bushes have even been mentioned in this convention because people feel so horribly about bush 2. >> john: product brand name loyalty, why he was able to get the nomination. >> cenk: people blame more than anything else, george w. bush for the economic recession. the loss of the jobs. >> eliot: that's the critical point. the data shows the pu
i think george w. bush's greatest achievement next to not dying and letting cheney take office would have to be making his father look like socrates. >> cenk: really? >> john: i'm afraid so. i think all eyes will be on jeb because jeb bush by endorsing governor romney, only in an op-ed and not making any appearances side by side seems to be setting himself up to be the moderate option in 2016. if governor romney's tack to the right fails and attempt to outparty the tea party fails...
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when george w. bush got asked about pakistan people are like that's a got-ya question. george w. bush thought it was a democracy when it was a dictate forship. but that was considered out of bounds, but oftentimes nitpicky stuff is considered inbound. president obama suffers this a lot. and mitt romney being, you know, and controversy surrounding mitt romney and how he enjoys vacationing in france. >> he understands the french crisis better than anybody else. this is from a press conference yesterday. >> i have a lot of memories of france. the best memories were from my wife from time to time on vacation. the last vacation was walking through paris and around the city -- it is one of the most magnificent cities in the world. >> he does have -- >> in scanton. >> he does have this tendency, this instinct [ inaudible ]. >> oh come on guys. i don't mitt romney to be the president. he wants to cut taxes on the rich. and talk about -- would it matter if he's president. so a drone policy well that would matter for example. tax policy that would matter. whether he likes vacationing in fr
when george w. bush got asked about pakistan people are like that's a got-ya question. george w. bush thought it was a democracy when it was a dictate forship. but that was considered out of bounds, but oftentimes nitpicky stuff is considered inbound. president obama suffers this a lot. and mitt romney being, you know, and controversy surrounding mitt romney and how he enjoys vacationing in france. >> he understands the french crisis better than anybody else. this is from a press...
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had it not worked out or had george w. bush been doing this, for sure you would have heard about this in 2003. michael, you have more experience in this arena. >> i thinkhey made fun of ariana, and she was giving a shot back right there. on the navy forces deal. i've been hearing from the special forces community for a while about how they were not happy with how the president and the administration were talking about the bin laden event. there was a campaign ad attacking the president. we have it. let's roll it. ♪ >> we don't need to spike the football. ♪ >> i said i would go after bin laden if we had a clear shot at him and did i i did. i did. i did. >> you know, you see an ad like that, and of course this is divisive as we've talked about trisha, i'm not a navy seal. i'm in no position to say what a navy seal is thinking. but in terms of talking about it as a political football, i don't think it's a political football. i think it's a political fact. >> the idea that all of a sudden military operations are outside th
had it not worked out or had george w. bush been doing this, for sure you would have heard about this in 2003. michael, you have more experience in this arena. >> i thinkhey made fun of ariana, and she was giving a shot back right there. on the navy forces deal. i've been hearing from the special forces community for a while about how they were not happy with how the president and the administration were talking about the bin laden event. there was a campaign ad attacking the president....
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bush and ronald reagan. he preserved less land for public use than george w. bush. of course, obama likes to break bush's record and go further right, and he did in this case as well and opened up a tremendous amount of land to drill on. i want to bring in a couple of experts, michael shure our political correspondent, and then mark flogl with greenpeace research unit. thank you for joining us. i want to ask you about sally jewel's record. it seems to me that it's a mixed bag. she worked for an oil company and then worked as as a banker, which is a prerequisite if you work in the obama administration. she seems like a conservation conservationist. >> she worked for mobile 30 years ago. that was an entry level position. the people she'll deal with in her new position if she's confirmed is a much different kettle of fish. she'll come under pressure to open up public land for oil coal all the fossil fuel industries. >> cenk: do we have an indication of how she's going to react to that? are you in favor or oppose to her? >> well, rei has done coming interesting things o
bush and ronald reagan. he preserved less land for public use than george w. bush. of course, obama likes to break bush's record and go further right, and he did in this case as well and opened up a tremendous amount of land to drill on. i want to bring in a couple of experts, michael shure our political correspondent, and then mark flogl with greenpeace research unit. thank you for joining us. i want to ask you about sally jewel's record. it seems to me that it's a mixed bag. she worked for an...
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george w. bush didn't visit israel until his final year in office. noted. one of israel's biggestal lyes in the u.s. is sheldon adleson. according to the center for responsive politics he spent more than $90 million trying to help republicans in the last election. he lost that bet and now his company could be in hot water with federal regulators. the company's sec filing indicated likely violations related to bribery law. they put out a news release titled . . . it calls the wyoming times coverage of the reporting inflammatory and defamatory. we'll be watching how this further influences adelson's political spending. coming up there is a saying -- they are saying you believe in something, and then there is going to the mat for it. daryl hannah has proven herself an environmental lead words and deeds. and why is the sports world so far behind the curve when it comes to the lbgt movement. and the message of hate continues. we'll take you behind the scenes of an exclusive current tv documentary. it's monday night in "the war room," and we are just getting star
george w. bush didn't visit israel until his final year in office. noted. one of israel's biggestal lyes in the u.s. is sheldon adleson. according to the center for responsive politics he spent more than $90 million trying to help republicans in the last election. he lost that bet and now his company could be in hot water with federal regulators. the company's sec filing indicated likely violations related to bribery law. they put out a news release titled . . . it calls the wyoming times...
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and of course he brags how he has done more drilling than george w. bush. which is true. now here is president obama talking about in the second presidential debate about how great he is at oil drilling. >> obama: we have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years. natural gas production is the highest it's been in decades. we have seen increases in coal production. >> romney: more drilling, more permits and licenses. >> obama: yes, we still continue to open up new areas of drilling. we continue to make it a priority for us to go after natural gas. >> romney: we're going to bring that pipeline in from canada. how in the world the president said no to that pipeline, i will never know. >> obama: we have opened up public plans. we're drilling more on public lands than the previous administration and the previous president was an oil man. >> romney: more drilling and more permits and licenses. >> obama: we made the largest investment in clean coal technology. >> romney: in the last four years you cut lances on federal land and waters in half. >> obama: not tru
and of course he brags how he has done more drilling than george w. bush. which is true. now here is president obama talking about in the second presidential debate about how great he is at oil drilling. >> obama: we have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years. natural gas production is the highest it's been in decades. we have seen increases in coal production. >> romney: more drilling, more permits and licenses. >> obama: yes, we still continue to open up...
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george w. bush did that for basically eight years. it was one giant ad campaign. and when george bush got a fly in the house, he was like i caught a fly, they would do a press conference! george bush so tough he caught a fly! who are they kidding? i'm going to bring in another voice here. michael hastings, buzzfeed correspondent and "rolling stone" contributing editor, every other publication i can think of covering the campaign here for buzzfeed. you were at bidens speech what is your take on it. >> you have the anti-war president, barack obama who is now giving -- one of his major pitches to the constituents that hey, look i killed a guy, and i killed him really good and i'll keep reminding you again and again and again. and you had vice president biden talking to the crowd and hit this bin laden point. and there's an interesting reaction because i don't know that his base is so comfortable doing the yee-haw sort of attitude. foreign policy victories generally don't win elections. the first bush found out about that when thinking he could ride to victory on the
george w. bush did that for basically eight years. it was one giant ad campaign. and when george bush got a fly in the house, he was like i caught a fly, they would do a press conference! george bush so tough he caught a fly! who are they kidding? i'm going to bring in another voice here. michael hastings, buzzfeed correspondent and "rolling stone" contributing editor, every other publication i can think of covering the campaign here for buzzfeed. you were at bidens speech what is...
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let's discuss it. >> was that the first time george w. bush was ever in a library? >> john: he has been in his own library when they opened it pup. >> it's like having the mel gibson center of racial sensitivity. >> john: remember, he is has fought for i immigration reform. >> he looked so beaten, he has gotten to the point fine, let them in. >> john: and it's seem for him to be addressing a group of people who weren't soldier who is were sent off to be maimed. do you think lee, at this point the republican party has killed the republican party's hopes of immigration reform? >> they might have and i think that's what happens when you don't have a moral center. when it's just about the votes. they're now realizing the house republicans are now realizing that it could hurt them because they live in all-white districts, the gerrymandering has been quite good, so they don't want to pass it. >> it's always the dark-skinned immigrants. nobody had a problem with-- >> the swedish coming over. >> john: i'm sure the indigenous people had protest. >> they started the war with
let's discuss it. >> was that the first time george w. bush was ever in a library? >> john: he has been in his own library when they opened it pup. >> it's like having the mel gibson center of racial sensitivity. >> john: remember, he is has fought for i immigration reform. >> he looked so beaten, he has gotten to the point fine, let them in. >> john: and it's seem for him to be addressing a group of people who weren't soldier who is were sent off to be...
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look at george w. bush. >> we love charisma and we love politicians with swagger. he has done good things with new jersey. you drive through and it even smells better. >> john: who doubt, and who cannot cheer what he has done for sandy victims. >> and the police forces, they love him too. >> john: and we could use that tunnel to manhattan as well. >> to predict anything about what chris christie's bigger play is on the national scare right now-- >> that was a double pun in there. >> yeah, exactly. wait until there's not this desperate emotional place that we're in, and again you know, chris christie was amazing in new jersey, but to give someone credit for loving the state that they're a governor of and stem in and do whatever they want, it's like saying he doesn't feed his kids. he drives them to school. isn't that great he changes a diaper yeah, i love that he did but he's supposed to. just like giuliani was supposed to after 9/11. >> it only makes sense defense secretary leone panetta will be lifting the ban on women serving in combat positions. it's been a long
look at george w. bush. >> we love charisma and we love politicians with swagger. he has done good things with new jersey. you drive through and it even smells better. >> john: who doubt, and who cannot cheer what he has done for sandy victims. >> and the police forces, they love him too. >> john: and we could use that tunnel to manhattan as well. >> to predict anything about what chris christie's bigger play is on the national scare right now-- >> that was a...
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as you go on to say no president is going to give back the powers granted to george w. bush. if you're scared obama has them, well [ bleep ] a bunch of us warned you that bush wasn't going to be president forever. that's exactly right. so here we are right? democrats and republicans have re-authorized this. >> that's right. now we need to figure out okay, now how does this change our relationship -- what does this mean for the relationship between the citizen and the government. that it is simply -- it is as easy as the push of a button or typing a few keys that you can find out tons of information about somebody. what does that mean? how do we -- how do we exist and how do we make some kind of new social contract with the government that can help us exist in this world? >> stephanie: well you know, we've been talking about reopening the debate on the patriot act. even if the patriot act were through some miracle overturned, it is too late. the web of surveillance has been put in place. you can bet its future legality has already been set up. you is aty is a frightening thoug
as you go on to say no president is going to give back the powers granted to george w. bush. if you're scared obama has them, well [ bleep ] a bunch of us warned you that bush wasn't going to be president forever. that's exactly right. so here we are right? democrats and republicans have re-authorized this. >> that's right. now we need to figure out okay, now how does this change our relationship -- what does this mean for the relationship between the citizen and the government. that it...
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george w. bush useed it six tiles, bill clinton 14, george h. w. bush once, and reagan, four times. they had a hearing in the house to see if they would hold the attorney general in contempt, oh my god i'm on the edge of my seat. which way did this go? let's find out. >> the clerk will call the role. >> there isa. >> aye. >> mr. isa votes aye. mr. burton votes aye. mr. cummings. >> no. >> mr. cummings votes know. mr. towns. >> no. >> mr. towns votes know. >> 23 ayes, 17 nos. >> the ayes have it. and a contempt report is ordered reported to the house. >> cenk: shocking. it turns out in committee controlled by republicans, the ayes have it: it's not a done deal. it goes to the full house and we'll see if they take that to the next level. that very rarely happens but you very rarely have a congress filled with republicans like this. let's go to joe williams, correspondent for politico. it's great to have you on. it's been awhile. >> yeah, i appreciate it. thanks a lot for the invite. >> cenk: absolutely. let's start with the white house first. they did the executive privilege in the mo
george w. bush useed it six tiles, bill clinton 14, george h. w. bush once, and reagan, four times. they had a hearing in the house to see if they would hold the attorney general in contempt, oh my god i'm on the edge of my seat. which way did this go? let's find out. >> the clerk will call the role. >> there isa. >> aye. >> mr. isa votes aye. mr. burton votes aye. mr. cummings. >> no. >> mr. cummings votes know. mr. towns. >> no. >> mr. towns...
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at the end of his term president george w. bush had a higher approval rating. according to the american press university more people leave the sun resolves around the earth and more americans believe witches are real. i guess this is what body that represents less people than the people that they represent. they can get hopped up at 3:00 a.m. and go online to buy a gun. the same way i buy things like t 90 x. let's hope that they use their guns more often than i use p 90 x, which is to say never. i'm done talking now. >> michael: brett erlich proving that it really does in the end help to be able to laugh. so thanks, brett. i don't have words that are sufficient in wrapping up this sad and confusing week. we saw the horror in boston, the tragedy in texas and the frustration of not being able to do right by gun victims. the most appropriate words to leave you with are those of eight-year-old martin richard who lost his life senselessly on monday. no more hurting people. peace, peace to all of you. have a great week, everybody. compelling true stories. music marij
at the end of his term president george w. bush had a higher approval rating. according to the american press university more people leave the sun resolves around the earth and more americans believe witches are real. i guess this is what body that represents less people than the people that they represent. they can get hopped up at 3:00 a.m. and go online to buy a gun. the same way i buy things like t 90 x. let's hope that they use their guns more often than i use p 90 x, which is to say...
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bush former president jimmy carter, at the george w. bush library, for the opening of yet another presidential library. ginger gibson in studio with us. >> insert joke there. >> bill: i know insert joke. >> i won't make a joke about the one shelf they have for the george bush library. >> bill: how many books to you have to have to have a library. >> and lots of crayons will be there. >> bill: ginger gibson is here from "politico." she covers the hill and politics in general for "politico." but ginger people do feel compelled at a time like this to say some nice things to say about george w. bush. >> absolutely. these are one of those times where all of the living presidents generally attend. >> bill: it's a very exclusive club and even reporters from the ap came out yesterday with -- what were the headlines, let's at mitt it george bush is really a nice person. i'm not going to deny he was a nice person. but i would have to say, still, his policies suck. and they did then, and they do now. you don't have to be personal and say he is an
bush former president jimmy carter, at the george w. bush library, for the opening of yet another presidential library. ginger gibson in studio with us. >> insert joke there. >> bill: i know insert joke. >> i won't make a joke about the one shelf they have for the george bush library. >> bill: how many books to you have to have to have a library. >> and lots of crayons will be there. >> bill: ginger gibson is here from "politico." she covers the...
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you know, george w. bush, yes he favored the rich in his tax policies, there's no question about that, but he didn't drive a hatred of poor people. he didn't drive a narrative about, you know, working class and poor people being moochers. that narrative obviously started shortly after barack obama took office and it's been given vent bay lot of people, and, you know, i just don't think republicans before obama took office, i just don't think they would have spoken this way. they might very secretly in those private rooms. >> the new republican party beware of it, folks in november. thank you michael tomasky for joining me, one of the sharper political minds and writer in the daily beast. >> those who say republicans are targeting african-american voters for suppression have their facts wrong. they are also going after latino americans and they are doing a darned good job of it. folks, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't worried about the impact on the voter i.d. attack. that's next in the war room. you'd spo
you know, george w. bush, yes he favored the rich in his tax policies, there's no question about that, but he didn't drive a hatred of poor people. he didn't drive a narrative about, you know, working class and poor people being moochers. that narrative obviously started shortly after barack obama took office and it's been given vent bay lot of people, and, you know, i just don't think republicans before obama took office, i just don't think they would have spoken this way. they might very...
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bush the library is open, everybody. tour of the george w. bush library and museum begins in a bright area. representing his early domestic agenda. i bet you that optimist cal is in there. with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by remierpsd of 9-11. it chronicles all of the bush disasters including the wars in iraq afghanistan katrina the recount. it uses news clip to interactive screens to tell the story of bush's eight years in office. a container of chads. remember that? remember when he didn't really get elected in the first place? >> a container of chads. >> stephanie: part of the exhibit. a decision points theatre lined with rose of interactive screens will put visitors in the shoes of the president. if you really are a dummy with your shoes tied together. it provides facts for them to decide such questions as to whether to invade iraq. >> computer says no. >> with quotations around facts? >> i wonder if that presidential daily briefing is in there. >> good job brownie. >> stephanie: you get to be the deci
bush the library is open, everybody. tour of the george w. bush library and museum begins in a bright area. representing his early domestic agenda. i bet you that optimist cal is in there. with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by remierpsd of 9-11. it chronicles all of the bush disasters including the wars in iraq afghanistan katrina the recount. it uses news clip to interactive screens to tell the story of bush's eight years in office. a container of chads....
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george w. bush won about 70 districts held by democratic members of the house. in 2008 barack obama won something close to 50 districts that were happened by republicans. then in 2012 both obama and mitt romney had very, very little success in winning those kind of cross-over districts. obama didn't win many red districts, and romney didn't win many blue districts. that tells you something about the way districts have been drawn, for sure, and it tells but the increasing rigidity and intensification of voting appearance by people on both sides. so what it has the effect of doing, john, as you know, is reducing the number of competitive and genuinely scenes. >> john: it will be fascinating to watch his new congressional career and his new wife as a d. d.c. housewife. michael tomasky. thank you for your time and insight this is evening. >> thank you. i enjoyed it. >> john: what do you do with the dead body of boston's most hated citizen even after death tamerlan tsarnaev is a problem. view on ton
george w. bush won about 70 districts held by democratic members of the house. in 2008 barack obama won something close to 50 districts that were happened by republicans. then in 2012 both obama and mitt romney had very, very little success in winning those kind of cross-over districts. obama didn't win many red districts, and romney didn't win many blue districts. that tells you something about the way districts have been drawn, for sure, and it tells but the increasing rigidity and...
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bush bill clinton, george w. bush, dan quayle, they basically they realized their time was up. they got moved to the sidelines and they just shut the hell up for the next four years. uh-uh. not dick cheney. not dick cheney. first of all, he ought to shut up and number 2 he is just dead dead wrong. i mean, so i will tell you we are not just out there, not just out there as far as i am concerned campaigning for barracks obama, we are campaigning one more time against dick cheney. 866-55-press. how dare he. 866-5577377. that really piece me off. you, too, i bet. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv. this is the bill press show. [ man ] do you think a bottle cap would float on the top of that head? uhhhh... new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. [ man ] do you think a bottle cap would float on the top of that head? uhhhh... -i don't. -no. ♪ ♪ oh!, that's cool like i said. sweet mamasita [ koch ] a good head on a beer tells you that beer was made with a lot of malted barley. and that's
bush bill clinton, george w. bush, dan quayle, they basically they realized their time was up. they got moved to the sidelines and they just shut the hell up for the next four years. uh-uh. not dick cheney. not dick cheney. first of all, he ought to shut up and number 2 he is just dead dead wrong. i mean, so i will tell you we are not just out there, not just out there as far as i am concerned campaigning for barracks obama, we are campaigning one more time against dick cheney. 866-55-press....
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maybe that's why george w. bush needed that stint -- >> haven't we killed this guy like 17 times? >> no, no, no. we keep killing the number three guy. >> stephanie: i thought it was the number two guy. >> we were killing number two for a while. have we gone down to number three? >> yeah. no, no, i'm number six. i'm fine. i'll be the guy that runs the parking lot. no, really i'll be the valet parker. i don't want to be number 2. i don't. i can't take the responsibility. besides bob over here who i hate he can do it. >> i don't believe in even numbers. >> stephanie: speaking of terrorists by the way, tamerlan tsarnaev this was an interesting story, scribed to publications espousiing white supremacy, and government conspiracy theories. another in his possession was about the rape of our gun rights. reading material he had about white supremacy, hitler had abpoint. and what motivated mass killings, and how the perpetratored remained calmly. and the plight of those still in guantanamo bay. >> he has become fully american, and i wouldn't be surprised if he died on hold for the alex jone
maybe that's why george w. bush needed that stint -- >> haven't we killed this guy like 17 times? >> no, no, no. we keep killing the number three guy. >> stephanie: i thought it was the number two guy. >> we were killing number two for a while. have we gone down to number three? >> yeah. no, no, i'm number six. i'm fine. i'll be the guy that runs the parking lot. no, really i'll be the valet parker. i don't want to be number 2. i don't. i can't take the...
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what if george w. bush had said that? man, we would be jumping all over -- by the way i guess george w. bush did say that. yesterday, he was asked on cnn what he thinks about what the nsa is doing. and basically hey i started it. obama's keeping it going. this is a good thing. >> when it comes to surveillance, there can be real time understanding. >> put the program in place to protect the country and one of the certainties is civil liberties will guarantee it. >> so you don't think there is a compromise between security and privacy. >> there needs to be a balance. >> bill: there is a balance. i put it in place and the president continued that. now we have president obama's for it. george bush is for it. dick cheney is for it. something wrong with this picture? >> yikes. >> bill: john boehner's for it. mitch mcconnell is for it. on the other hand so is nancy pelosi, dianne feinstein and harry reid. is anybody on our side? hello? >> by the way we're take your comments. please join in the conversation on twitter at bpshow.
what if george w. bush had said that? man, we would be jumping all over -- by the way i guess george w. bush did say that. yesterday, he was asked on cnn what he thinks about what the nsa is doing. and basically hey i started it. obama's keeping it going. this is a good thing. >> when it comes to surveillance, there can be real time understanding. >> put the program in place to protect the country and one of the certainties is civil liberties will guarantee it. >> so you don't...